Week 7
Finishing up chapter 4! We’re about a third of the way through, and if you can make it to next week there’ll be slightly fewer pages 
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I was thinking it might make sense to be a little more targeted about our voting, so…
Just in case anybody isn’t aware, the Beginner Book Club are currently voting on our next (proper) pick! If you’re interested in taking part, make sure you vote:
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Post that in the Girl’s Last Tour thread. Coincidentally happen to mention that one of the nominations is by the same author. 
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Well I was just going to post in current off-shoot clubs, but now that you mention it…
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I just got the book (ballons edition) in physical and… I’m a bit confused. Is it supposed to be a very small book? 
The balloons book is pretty small, yes. The red-border one is larger.
I see. Because it’s a novel, I was fully expecting a big, thick book, but it’s smaller than a manga. 
Is there a reason why it’s so small?
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That’s the Japanese standard size for books 
Don’t know why this is the case, but I like it a lot - it’s easy to take a book with you…
Also the thickness is rather limited. Longer books are often split up into volumes like 上 and 下, or even with numbers.
Edit: This is the wikipedia entry for those books: Bunkobon - Wikipedia
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If this it your first Japanese paper book I can see why you were suprised.
Japanese novels are tiny.
I guess it makes the easier to stick into a pocket and to store.
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Ooh, thanks! I didn’t know, haha. That’s so cool. I really like the size, too.
Yeah, I usually buy everything as ebook or a physical manga here and there (buying physical is quite expensive unfortunately… $5 for the book and about $15 shipping 
). I also got the Kitty Detective book which is bigger than a manga. But when it comes to true novels, this is my first buy, yeah. 
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I bought Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in Japanese. At least I thought I did. Turns out I only bought half of it.
They split it up into two books so they could keep it that small pocketable size. They do it with all of them, though some are made up of more volumes than others.
I like it too, means I’m definitely more likely to read on the go 
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Also keep in mind that this is a children’s novel, not a full novel. This is pretty well in line, sizewise, with what I was reading around 12 years old. A bit bigger than one of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books, a fair bit smaller than Harry potter.
That said, the red-border hardcover version is pretty sizable. You’d have trouble fitting it in a pocket.
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Memories!
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Didn’t post in chapter 4 thread yesterday, but I did read! I was obsessively working on 3d prints, and understood the pages well.
Now, you might wonder, what could I have been working on that would be more important than talking about 魔女の宅急便?
A 3d printed and hand-painted Jiji! He’s sizable, too, at about half a foot tall.
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OMG he’s amazing!! Now all you need is a 鳥かご for him to sit in, ha.
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Ooh, and a 銀色のざぶとん as well.
I’m actually getting a larger printer in the next month or so, with nearly three times the print volume, so a cage isn’t out of the question.
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You could do the cage in 4 curving sides that meet, and a base (that has cushion, remember–it doesn’t fall out). OMG …Jiji is aDORable!!!
ジジが本当にかわいいです!!
あなたは鳥こぎを四の湾曲した壁で作ることできませんでした…座布団とベースは貼り付けています。
I’m trying to start writing more in Japanese… sorry about sounding “bossy”–I’m overly excited about the project that you have made.
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I’ve nearly caught up! I think I’ve read 18 pages in the last 2 days, only have 2 pages left of chapter 4. But I really have to try not to get so behind again…
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Same for me. I’m trying to keep up with the group but I’ve been behind in the last few weeks. I’m taking time to read all the explanations provided in each thread and this is immensely useful!
Also, really nice job @Sharpevil for your 3d Jiji, as well as for your daily posts full of useful questions.
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